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Old Gold & Black

"Covers the campus like the magnolias"

Old Gold & Black

While not critically acclaimed, “A Minecraft Movie” is highly successful due to the influx of Generation Z viewers seeking ironic entertainment. (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios)

The danger of irony

Will Hess, Staff Writer May 14, 2025

If you’ve spent even a little time on TikTok or Instagram Reels as of late, you’re probably familiar with a little kid named “The Rizzler.” He’s an eight-year-old from New Jersey who, if we’re...

Mark Birkhead (left) and Shannon McKeen (right) speak about J.P. Morgan’s integration of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning at the Wake Forest University School of Business. (Courtesy of the Wake Forest School of Business)

Coding should be required for future graduates

Lambert Li, Contributing Writer May 14, 2025

There was a quiet intensity in the room and a universal understanding about how influential the man with the easy smile across the table was. At the center sat Mark Birkhead, a Wake Forest alumnus visiting...

A page full of LinkedIn posts can be incredibly overwhelming in a competitive job world.

Are we too locked in?

Eva Kate Probus, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

If I see one more LinkedIn post beginning with the words “I’m excited to announce that this summer […],” I’m going to start sending my therapy bill to their headquarters.  Generation Z is...

 White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz accidentally added The Atlantic’s Jeffery Goldberg to a group chat regarding U.S. strikes in Yemen. (Courtesy of the Associated Press)

When an “oops wrong number!” goes wrong

Caroline Gottsman, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

One night in the basement of Luter during my freshman year, I added an ex-friend from high school to a group chat for a Buzzfeed quiz party. It was an accident, of course. My suitemates and I had the grand...

Letter from the editor: I urge you to write

Letter from the editor: I urge you to write

Ella Klein, Editor-in-chief April 25, 2025

We all need to write more.  From something as silly as a diary with a fuzzy teddy bear on it when I was 8, to my moody teenage scratchings of poetry in the margins of my notebooks, to my endless writing...

Letter from Exec: Democracy in action: Student Government election week at Wake Forest

Letter from Exec: Democracy in action: Student Government election week at Wake Forest

Skyler Villamar-Jones and Andrew Braun April 9, 2025

This letter represents the view of Old Gold & Black Deputy Editor Skyler Villamar-Jones and Managing Editor Andrew Braun, not the Old Gold & Black.  This year’s Student Government election...

During times of political uncertainty, the university must do more than simply acknowledge the issues; it must advocate for students and make them feel safe in their academic environment.

Actions speak louder than words

Caroline Gottsman, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

An email inbox can feel like a battleground, especially for a university student. One must sort through professor announcements, countless advertisements, endless surveys and the occasional announcement...

Roosevelt served four terms and Washington chose to step down after two. What will Trump do?

I’m at my limit, but Trump isn’t

Eva Kate Probus, Staff Writer April 9, 2025

In a previous article, I called Donald Trump a king.  This week, he decided that was a fitting title.  Last Sunday, in an interview with NBC news, Trump claimed he was “not joking” about running...

Embracing the motto of Pro Humanitate, Wake Forest students and the greater community raised $322,975.40 at this year’s Wake ‘N Shake for cancer research.

When did fighting cancer become controversial?

Edy MacKenzie, Contributing Writer April 8, 2025

In 1989, when my grandmother passed away from cancer, our family did not have answers as to how or why. She had simply been “sick” and unable to recover. By the time my Aunt Gail was diagnosed with...

The Office of Sustainability is an award-winning department that strives to incorporate sustainability efforts into campus life, such as renovating buildings to be more environmentally conscious, developing campus campaigns, integrating renewable energy on campus and optimizing existing space.

Wake Forest needs to break out of their “green bubble”

Sarah Mikolaichik, Contributing Writer April 7, 2025

Wake Forest has made praiseworthy efforts in sustainability, but it's time to ask: Could the campus be doing more to expand these efforts beyond just the Office of Sustainability?  Climate change is...

It is important to remember that the things that make life worth living — love, joy and friendship — cannot be bought.

Money can’t buy me love

Aria Heyneman, Contributing Writer April 1, 2025

Before this semester, I did not realize how much of my senior spring would be spent quantifying my life, distilling my value as a future employee or graduate student into a single page of 11-point font. College...

Some Wake Students crowd beach areas for spring break, which promise parties and back-to-back fun. Others choose to spend time resting in bed to enjoy time away from school. (Courtesy of The Associated Press)

Nothing in moderation

Caroline Gottsman, Staff Writer March 31, 2025

Our worth isn’t defined by how much we can cram into a day, how many credit hours we can take, how many clubs we can join or how many people we can talk to. Wake Forest students don’t do anything halfway....

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